Yulia Skalkovich from Brest Region was crowned Miss Belarus 2012 at an event held at Minsk. She will represent her country at the Miss World 2012 pageant finale in Ordos, Inner Mongolia on August 18, 2012.

The two runners up are Victoria Saviel and Anastasia Pahranicnaja. They will travel to Miss Supranational 2012 and Miss International 2012. One of them will go to Miss World 2013.

The Miss Belarus Pageant is a bi-annual national beauty contest that has been held in Belarus since 1998.

Cheers,

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Beyonce Knowles was named the “World’s Most Beautiful Woman 2012” by People Magazine.

The 30-year old singing superstar and style icon topped the list of beautiful ladies in the entertainment industry but revealed in an exclusive interview to the magazine that being a Mom to her baby daughter Blue Ivy Carter is her proudest title.

I feel more beautiful than I’ve ever felt because I’ve given birth,…. I have never felt so connected, never felt like I had such a purpose on this earth.

The 16-Grammy winner continued…

The best thing about having a daughter is having a true legacy. The word ‘love’ means something completely different now.

Sofia Vergara, Charlize Theron, Lily Collins, Madeleine Stowe, Christina Hendricks, Michelle Williams, Paula Patton, Miranda Lambert and Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge were also among the ladies who made the cut this year.

Cheers,

Photo credit: People Magazine

Actress Cate Blanchett graces the latest cover of Intelligent Life Magazine without make-up.

Intelligent Life is a bi-monthly cultural magazine from the publishers of The Economist. The magazine features articles by writers from around the world and photography commissioned for each issue.

Kudos Cate for showing the whole world how an un-airbrushed/un-retouched photo is really like!

I must say that you look mighty fine at 42 — wrinkles included!

Cheers,

Photo credit: Here

Primetime Queen Marian Rivera graces the cover of Health Today Magazine March 2012 issue.

The 27 year old Filipina-Spanish actress is currently seen on teleserye “My Beloved” with her real-time boyfriend Dingdong Dantes.

The latest issue features “Superfoods for Healthy Kidneys”, Pre-Summer Issue (Dehydration, Pests, Dust-related illness), Signs of LiverDisease and a lot more!

Health Today Magazine March 2012 issue is now available nationwide wherever magazines are sold.

Cheers,

Charlotte Casiraghi is Gucci’s newest spokesmodel.

The 25 year old royal beauty is the eldest daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco and granddaughter of Princess Grace of Monaco (aka Grace Kelly). She now represent the Gucci fashion brand for its “Forever Now” campaign.

Charlotte, who is fourth in line to the throne of Monaco, is an equestrian show jumper and an editor-at-large for the Above Magazine, a quarterly publication that focuses on the environment. Casiraghi now also follows the footsteps her grandmother and mother, who both modeled for Gucci.

Cheers,

Photo credit: Here

Below are the gowns that caught my attention at the 69th Golden Globes Awards:

MY FAVORITES

Angelina Jolie with her fabulous date – Brad Pitt

Sofia Vergara

Madonna

Mila Kunis

Nicole Kidman

Charlize Theron

Kate Winslet

Reese Witherspoon

Michelle Williams

THE NOT SO BEST DRESSED

Kelly Osbourne

Evan Rachel Wood

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Tina Fey

Natalie Portman

Dianna Agron

Cheers,

Photo credits: Getty Images

Suri Cruise has been named the ‘Most Influential Celebrity Kid‘ in a poll of the 20 most influential children of the stars. The five year old daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes has beaten Victoria and David Beckham’s new daughter Harper to the number one slot in the poll by the Daily Beast website.

The kids were measured on both their likeability and media coverage.

Below are the Top 20 Most Influential Celebrity Kids of 2011:

1. Suri Cruise (Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes)
2. Harper Seven Beckham (David and Victoria Beckham)
3. Shiloh Jolie-Pitt (Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie)
4. Max Anthony (Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez)
5. Mason Disick (Scott Disick and Kourtney Kardashian)
6. Honor Marie Warren (Cash Warren and Jessica Alba)
7. Cruz David Beckham (David and Victoria Beckham)
8. Vivienne Jolie-Pitt (Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie)
9. Violet Anne Affleck (Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner)
10. Jayden Federline (Kevin Federline and Britney Spears)
11. Zahara Jolie-Pitt (Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie)
12. Flynn Bloom (Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr)
13. Haven Garner Warren (Cash Warren and Jessica Alba)
14. Charlotte Grace Prinze (Freddie Prinze Jr and Sarah Michelle Gellar)
15. Nahla Aubry (Gabriel Aubry and Halle Berry)
16. Leonardo Bardem (Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz)
17. Emme Anthony (Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez)
18. Lola Sheen (Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards)
19. Valentina Paloma Pinault (François-Henri Pinault and Salma Hayek)
20. Moses Martin (Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow)

Did your favorite celebrity tot made it this year?

Cheers,

Photo credits: Blogspot

Seems like the Kardashians (and Jenners) are inspired with the “Twilight” movies, huh?

The reality clan got all glammed up in a vampire-like way for the highly-anticipated family Christmas card portrait and also released a 3D version.

So, what can I say?

As usual, the Kardashians all looked great but it is noticeable that Kim Kardashian stands alone because Kris Humphries’ spot was airbrushed out in the photo.

Check out their previous Christmas card below:

2010 Christmas card

2009 Christmas card

Cheers,

Check it out ANTM fanatics!

Philippines popular clothing brand BENCH will be featured on the next episode of the hit fashion reality show “America’s Next Top Model: All Stars” (otherwise known as ANTM Cycle 17).

Filipino-British top model and VJ Georgina Wilson made an appearance as Bench’s wardrobe stylist while Bench Body, the Bench Clothing underwear line, sponsored the swimwear worn by the Top 5 finalists of ANTM Cycle 17.

“America’s Next Top Model: All Stars” aired in the US through The CW Channel last November 9 with replays on November 14, 2011. ETC Philippines will be doing a match airing on Monday, November 14 at 8-9pm. The panel of judges include supermodel Tyra Banks, famous photographer Nigel Barker and contributing editor André Leon Talley.

ANTM All Stars winner will receive a spread in Vogue Italia, a blog on Vogue.it and a US$100,000 contract with the CoverGirl cosmetics. The cycle 17 winner will also have a chance to be a correspondent on Extra and a chance to be the face of an ANTM perfume to be launched and sold across United States of America.

Cheers,

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Here are some photos of the 1st GMA Artist Center Ball. The event was held at the Ballroom of the Peninsula, Shangri-La Hotel in Manila on November 3, 2011. Photos courtesy of Missosology and PEP.ph:

THE BEST

Iza Calzado: Best Dressed 

Sarah Lahbati: Very sexy yet very elegant

Kris Bernal with her very Miss World 2011 Ivian Sarcos gown: Cute!

Ryza Cenon: Very pretty in virginal bridal-like gown

Rhian Ramos: Classy in crisscross royal blue gown

Wynwin Marquez: Grecian goddess!

THE WORST

Waist up perfect but I’m not digging the striped stockings of Chynna Ortaleza. Yikes!

The gold glitters sprinkled on top looks unflattering on Bianca King plus the top part was too much, it shouldn’t have been cut into three.

Bela Padilla: Her super big hair is very Las Vegas-ish and she looks like 10 years older in this outfit. What is she thinking? 

Francheska Farr: Fairy tale princess gone wrong. The ruffled tulle overpower her!

Kudos to GMA Network for having this ball!

I think it is about time that this network throw an annual event for their stars just like ABS-CBN did (ABS have thrown parties for their talents, 5th year in the row) to promote camaraderie among their stable.

However, I would suggest that the GMA Artist Center should also invite stars that are non-GMAAC talents because they are the GMA Network’s PRIME TALENTS afterall (Marian Rivera, Dingdong Dantes, Dennis Trillo, Carla Abellana and Richard Gutierrez —> HELLO????)

Cheers,